Black Whale restaurant will be on New Bedford waterfront

NEW BEDFORD — A sign on a renovated building at Pier 3 off MacArthur Drive, and directly across Route 18 from the rebuilt plaza in the lower downtown, is advertising a new restaurant.

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Posted Apr. 24, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Posted Apr. 24, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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NEW BEDFORD — A sign on a renovated building at Pier 3 off MacArthur Drive, and directly across Route 18 from the rebuilt plaza in the lower downtown, is advertising a new restaurant.

The sign says "Coming Soon! The Black Whale, Seafood and Raw Bar," but an email to manager Luis DaSilva Tuesday was not returned.

A small gift shop on Centre Street is called The Black Whale and according to an employee there it will be located in the restaurant when it opens, which she said would be in May.

A website, www.theblackwhale.com, shows a map where the restaurant will be located on Pier 3, in the structure where the Harbor Development Commission was formerly housed, but there was no other information.

In October, owner Albert J. Santos told The Standard-Times The Black Whale would include a 5,500-square-foot restaurant with 2,500 square feet of indoor seating and 3,000 square feet of patio space. He also said then that the restaurant would employ about 30 people.